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CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

JEFF RATCLIFFE
CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER , ENGINEERING SERVICES BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT / Northwest UAV
With over a decade of experience in engineering management , executive leadership and strategic product development , Jeff has developed into one of today ’ s leading unmanned aircraft systems experts . Since 2012 , Jeff has helped Northwest UAV establish and grow its engineering department , develop several major propulsion systems projects , establish AS9100 certification , and now assists in discovering new industry opportunities that NWUAV can tackle with solid technical solutions .
BRIAN RIDER
CTO / LeoStella
Brian has an extensive career developing space systems for a variety of commercial and government missions . He has been a key contributor on many well-known programs in the areas of commercial Earth observation , hyperspectral imaging , missile warning , space situational awareness , optical communications , weather monitoring , and interplanetary exploration .
RICH ROGERS
CO-FOUNDER AND CEO / Xemelgo
Rich is the Co-founder and CEO of Xemelgo , a Seattle-based Smart Manufacturing software company . Prior to founding Xemelgo , Rich spent 12 years at Hitachi , most recently driving their Industrial IoT vision & strategy . Rich was recently named one of the “ Top 40 IoT Leaders ” by Accenture .
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